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'''Blade barrier''' conjures a barricade of circling, razor-sharp blades that surround the area of effect.  These whirl and flash in endless movement, '''causing 8-64 [[Damage (hit points)|damage]]''' to any creature moving into or through any hex protected by the blades.
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| name = Blade Barrier
 
| name = Blade Barrier
| range = 20’
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| range = 20 ft.
| duration = 3 rounds/level
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| duration = 3 [[Combat Round|rounds]]/[[Experience (X.P.)|level]]
| area of effect = four combat hexes; see below
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| area of effect = 4 [[Combat Hex|hexes]]; see text
 
| casting time = 2 rounds
 
| casting time = 2 rounds
 
| save = none
 
| save = none
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Creates a wall of circling, razor-sharp blades, which will attack any who attempt to pass through them.
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Once [[Spellcasting|cast and discharged]] within the spell's range, the four hexes protected by the blades are fixed. The caster can move through the blades, causing them to part at will, both for his or her self or for others — however, if others are to be allowed in or out, the caster can perform no other actions that round except to concentrate on the blades.
 
 
These whirl and flash in endless movement, causing 8-64 damage (8d8) to any who move into a hex where they occupy.
 
 
 
They appear anywhere up to four hexes away from the caster, in any conglomeration the caster wishes, so long as the four hexes covered are adjacent. The caster may stand in or move through any part of the blade barrier without harm, but if the caster is attacked, the blade barrier's damage will result against the attacker.
 
  
Once the blades are created, they cannot be moved. The barrier, however, can be reduced if the caster chooses, from its original size; it cannot be enlarged or re-extended.
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The blades reach upwards 20 feet, protecting those inside from diving attacks by aerial creatures. The spell doesn't guard against the ground, however, so digging creatures could break into the protected space depending on the ground's surface.
  
The blades will not discriminate who or what they attack, except the caster
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Latest revision as of 21:43, 21 June 2022

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Blade barrier conjures a barricade of circling, razor-sharp blades that surround the area of effect. These whirl and flash in endless movement, causing 8-64 damage to any creature moving into or through any hex protected by the blades.

Blade Barrier
Range 20 ft.
Duration 3 rounds/level
Area of Effect 4 hexes; see text
Casting Time 2 rounds
Saving Throw none
Level cleric (6th)

Once cast and discharged within the spell's range, the four hexes protected by the blades are fixed. The caster can move through the blades, causing them to part at will, both for his or her self or for others — however, if others are to be allowed in or out, the caster can perform no other actions that round except to concentrate on the blades.

The blades reach upwards 20 feet, protecting those inside from diving attacks by aerial creatures. The spell doesn't guard against the ground, however, so digging creatures could break into the protected space depending on the ground's surface.